Violet-crowned Woodnymph

Thalurania colombica

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
GenusThalurania (Woodnymphs)
SpeciesThalurania colombica (Violet-crowned Woodnymph)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Volcán Barú National Park

5 Verified sightings at Volcán Barú National Park From 2019 to 2026

19,225 Verified sightings across all 35 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Violet-crowned Woodnymph

The crowned woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) or violet-crowned woodnymph, is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from Belize and Guatemala to far-northern Peru.

The crowned woodnymph was formally described in 1843 by the French ornithologist Jules Bourcier from a specimen collected in Colombia. He coined the binomial name Ornismya colombica. This species is now placed in the genus Thalurania that was introduced by John Gould in 1848.

Seven subspecies are recognised: T. c. townsendi Ridgway, 1888 T. c. venusta (Gould, 1851) T. c. colombica (Bourcier, 1843) T. c. rostrifera Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1956 T. c. fannyae (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) T. c. subtropicalis Griscom, 1932

T. c. verticeps (Gould, 1851) T. c. hypochlora Gould, 1871 From about 1992 until 2012 or 2013, T. c. fannyae was treated as a separate species, the green-crowned woodnymph, with T. c. subtropicalis and T. c. verticeps as subspecies. Some authors also treated T. c. hypochlora separately as the emerald-bellied woodnymph.

The Mexican woodnymph (Eupherusa ridgwayi) has sometimes been treated as a subspecies of the crowned woodnymph... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Volcán Barú National Park

Lampornis castaneoventris

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Eugenes spectabilis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Colibri cyanotus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Campylopterus hemileucurus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Eupherusa eximia

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Selasphorus scintilla

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Selasphorus flammula

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Panterpe insignis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Saucerottia edward

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Heliodoxa jacula

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Amazilia tzacatl

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lampornis calolaemus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~50%
2	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~50%
3	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
4	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
5	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
6	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
7	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
8	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
9	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
10	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
11	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
13	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
15	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
16	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
17	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
18	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
19	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
20	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
21	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
23	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
24	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
25	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
27	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
28	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
32	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
33	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
34	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
35	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

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Violet-crowned Woodnymph

About the Violet-crowned Woodnymph

Recent sightings of Violet-crowned Woodnymph in Volcán Barú National Park

Closest Relatives at Volcán Barú National Park

White-throated Mountain-gem

Talamanca Hummingbird

Lesser Violetear

Violet Sabrewing

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

Scintillant Hummingbird

Volcano Hummingbird

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

Snowy-bellied Hummingbird

Green-crowned Brilliant

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found